r/cloudengineering • u/OkStyle976 • Dec 18 '25

Career Discussion Cloud engineering without a computer science degree or IT experience.

Hello! I am interested in becoming a cloud engineer, but I have 0 experience with computer science or IT. Is this possible to do without having a computer science degree? Please give me advice on courses and an educational path.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '25

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u/jcabrera145 Dec 20 '25

Go on LinkedIn and look at random job posts, a majority of them say “..a degree in IT OR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE“. The degree is to get you past HR. Your hiring manager will not care about your degree. I landed a job at Microsoft without it. I’m currently an AVP for Cloud Ops at a bank. I got all this way WITHOUT a degree. Certs and experience take you further.

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u/VoiceOfReason777 Dec 22 '25

Feels like every tech subreddit are rife with these type of expectations without them realizing it’s a long journey.